Yazaki Corporation

Atsushi Yoshimura

Haruyoshi Ono

An electric wire for connecting a rotating base plateand a main substrateis composed of an FPC. The FPC is connected to the main substratein a manner that a width direction of the FPCis perpendicular to the main substrate. A protecting memberis provided on the main substratefor surrounding a moving range of the FPCon the main substrateassociated with a rotation of a meter pointer

Meter pointer device

The present invention is to provide an LCD unit, an LCD apparatus, and a method of setting a drive voltage of the LCD unit with a simple operation. The LCD unit includes a label pasted on a place of the LCD unit, wherein the label includes an information code, which is information-coded from a data of a drive voltage for achieving the best contrast in optical characteristics of the LCD unit. The best drive voltage to drive the LCD unit with the best contrast is thereby easily set.

LCD unit, LCD apparatus, and method of setting drive voltage of LCD unit

The present invention is to provide a lightweight indicator, which suppresses a backlash between a light guide portion and a light source, and a display apparatus including the indicator. The pointer includes a base portion disposed rearward of a display device and fixed to a rotation axle of a motor disposed rearward of the base portion, and extending radially from the rotation axle; a board fixed on a front face of the base portion; a light source mounted on a rear face of the board for radially outwardly emitting a light; and a light guide portion. The light guide portion is integrally formed with a first member radially outwardly extending and securely mounted on the base portion, an inward end thereof facing the light source, a second member upstanding forwardly from an outward end of the first member, a third member extending radially inwardly from an upper end of the second member, a fourth member upstanding forwardly from an inward end of the third member, and a pointer portion extending radially outwardly from an upper end of the fourth member.

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Shimada, Japan

Atsushi Yoshimura